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Metal membrane foil for hydrogen separation
NETL has completed permeability testing of the 48th composite metal membrane foil for hydrogen separation. |
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This is a collaborative project with REB Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Iowa State University and Johnson-Matthey Inc. to develop membranes with high hydrogen flux and selectivity, and improved mechanical durability. |
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NETL operates unique facilities for testing the performance of membranes at temperatures (up to 1000 C) and pressures (up to 1000 psi) not available at other laboratories. Membranes are evaluated by testing attributes such as permeability, sealing, contaminant exposure, multi-constituent separation and durability. |
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NETL also supports membrane work being conducted by other research groups funded by NETL such as Eltron Research Inc. Current collaborators of the NETL research group include Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ames Laboratory, Gas Technology Institute, Wah Chang, Arizona State University and Shott North America. |
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NETL Researchers Pursue Gas Hydrates Across The Globe
NETL researchers have pursued natural gas hydrates from India to Korea, from the Equator to the Arctic Circle over the past 18 months. |
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An NETL researcher has returned from the successful, five-week methane hydrates expedition in South Korea’s East Sea. Major participants in the expedition included the Korean Gas Hydrate (KGHDO), the Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials (KIGAM), the Korean National Oil Company (KNOC), the Korean Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Fugro, Geotek, McGill University, and NETL/DOE. |
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Gas hydrates are solid combinations of natural gas and water that are found under Arctic permafrost and within the shallow sediments of deep-water continental shelves across the globe. |
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They have immense potential as a future energy resource and are also an important, yet poorly understood, component of the global carbon cycle and global climate change. |
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NETL scientists will continue to make critical contributions to projects that are advancing of the understanding of the occurrence, geological controls, and physical behavior of gas hydrates in nature. |
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NETL, Indiana University Join in Sequestration Study
NETL and Indiana University will be working together to support studies being conducted under the CO2 Sequestration Regional Partnerships program. |
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The brine chemistry studies in this joint research effort will address knowledge gaps that exist in understanding the dynamics of changes in carbon dioxide reservoir interactions in coals and saline aquifers. |
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Researchers at NETL will work in collaboration with Indiana University and the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) in support of demonstration projects being conducted by the Midwestern Geological Sequestration Consortium and the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership. |
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January 2007
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NETL’s Microhole Technology Program – Finding a way to economically develop America’s vast untapped oil and natural gas resources.
Microhole technology development is based on the premise that with advances in electronics and sensors, large conventional-diameter wells are no longer necessary for obtaining subsurface information. |
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Microhole technology uses less cumbersome drilling equipment that enables smaller crews to rig up, drill and tear down a drilling rig for exploration, dramatically cutting the costs and risks of drilling wells for gas and oil producers. The smaller drilling operation also reduces drilling waste and minimizes environmental impact, which has been a major obstacle to expanded exploration in the United States, especially in environmentally sensitive areas. |
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